Insurance Updates & Tips

As a State of Minnesota employee, your healthcare provided through the SEGIP plan is bargained similarly to how the collective bargaining agreement between MGEC and the State is bargained.  But …

Unlike regular contract negotiations where each of the state’s unions negotiates their individual contracts with the State, the healthcare plans offered to employees are negotiated jointly in a …

The Minnesota office of Management and Budget has changed its policy on insurance coverage that will directly affect employees …

The statewide Joint Labor Management Committee met October 15th to discuss changes to next year’s health plan.  There aren’t any large-scale changes in this off-cycle …

Like the MGEC labor agreement, your healthcare as a State employee is negotiated at the bargaining table.  But there are some key differences between contract negotiations and healthcare …

Open Enrollment - All benefits except short term disability will be included in open enrollment this year. October 26 - Nov. 15. Information will be posted on the website …

Insurance Bargaining concluded on Thursday, June 1.  A tentative agreement was reached between the union coalition and the State of Minnesota to provide healthcare for all state employees for the next …

We are currently within the cycle of bargaining the health insurance plan for all state employees.  Because everyone participates in the same plan, bargaining is done as a coalition with all of the other …

As a state employee your health insurance is the product of collective bargaining just as the MGEC contract is.  But the process in which it’s bargained is quite a bit different. Because the State …

Do you have ideas or issues with dental and health insurance that we can bring to Coalition Insurance Bargaining in March? If so email us at mgec@mgec.org. …

Insurance Open Enrollment-October 31-November 20th, 2019 https://mn.gov/mmb/segip/open-enrollment/ If you want to change your insurance plan administrator, you must do so during Open Enrollment. If …

A healthy level of stress can increase focus to complete tasks, and yet, frequent and intense stress can negatively impact health. Here are some resources that can help reduce stress and …

Employee Insurance Administrators and Specialists. If you have questions about eligibility, enrollment, or COBRA administration, please contact the State Employee Group Insurance …

The State Employee Group Insurance Program (SEGIP) provides Minnesota Advantage Health Plan members (18+) diagnosed with diabetes access to reduced out-of-pocket costs for high-value medical and …

Minute Clinics no office co-pay for SEGIP members for many basic no appointment necessary services they offer. …

CVS Caremark mail service pharmacy can help you save time by sending a three-month prescription supply straight to your home or the location of your choice. If you, or someone on your plan, take medication on an …

Overview Navi-Gate Cost Compare allows SEGIP members to price prescriptions at individual pharmacies within their selected search distance. Search results are …